Greg Homel

Greg R. Homel is an ornithologist, award-winning international nature photojournalist, documentary film producer, birding tour leader and lecturer. He lives and works from his home within the magnificent Los Padres National Forest, California, USA (home of the California Condor) and from his second homes at Río Lagartos, surrounded by the magnificent Ría Lagartos National Park and Biosphere Reserve at the north tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and El Tuito, near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. A birder-naturalist since childhood, Greg founded Natural Elements Productions in 1986 and Natural Encounters Birding Tours shortly thereafter. Now he travels the globe on a full-time basis in search of rare and little-known birds and other wildlife. He shares his unbounded (and contagious) enthusiasm through excursions for small groups worldwide, and with a wider audience through state-of-the-art digital lectures, television, and wide variety of publications and video productions. Throughout his life, but especially since the early 1990s, Greg has guided, educated, and inspired travelers in over 80 countries throughout the world. His travels on all seven continents, from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic and points between, have allowed him to see more than half of the planet's roughly 9,800+ bird species in their natural habitats. His early work appeared regularly in books and magazines, including Wildbird Magazine, The Audubon Society Field Guides to Eastern Birds and The Audubon Society Field Guides to Western Birds, Time, Birder's World, Tucson Lifestyle, and Texas Monthly magazines. Since the "digital revolution," Greg has moved into television, video production for conservation groups such as American Bird Conservancy, field guide writing and lecturing aboard expedition ships with the hope of "giving a voice to his truest love, which is the natural world and its inhabitants, especially birds!"

Birds of Tennessee including The Great Smoky Mountains

The Birds of Tennessee is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the State Tennessee.

Stunning digital photographs depict more than 120 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings.

Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles and neotropical migrants along the mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain; setting your sights on the colorful variety of warblers inhabiting the lofty Blue Ridge Mountains; embarking on a serious birding trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or on a business trip to Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting momento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a Nashville garden, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within Tennessee.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-76-3

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Birds of New England

The Quick Reference Guide to The Birds of New England is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather (important in New England) field guide to the inspiring, incredibly varied and colorful birdlife inhabiting the beautiful states making up New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut). And for those with wander lust on either side of the international border, this guide can easily do double-duty in adjacent Canada, as well!

Stunning digital photographs depict 130 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s impressive area of coverage.Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable companion for visitors and residents alike on all outings in New England.

Whether you’re seeking the flurries of Atlantic Puffins, Black Guillemots, Razorbills, cormorants, terns and gulls gracing the coastal islands of Maine; on a quest to see the mysterious Bicknell’s Thrush atop Vermont’s Mount Mansfield; chasing spring migrants in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Connecticut; birding the region’s far-flung national parks; or combining birding with sightseeing or business at any season, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any New England trip and will conveniently fit into any daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a Boston garden, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots in a seven state area.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-77-0

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Birds of Arkansas

The Birds of Arkansas is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the State of Arkansas. Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter—day or night—within the guide’s extensive area of coverage.

Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles or sorting through the fascinating assortment of migrants along the eastern “Mississippi Flyway; setting your sights on the colorful variety of warblers inhabiting extensive swamps and bayous; embarking on a scenic outing to the Ozark Mountains in the north; identifying your garden birds; or on a quick business trip to Little Rock, Fayetteville, Pine Bluff, and points between, you’ll be glad to have this booklet.

Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels—but especially beginning and intermediate users trying to “make sense of it all”—this beautiful and amazingly informative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings.

This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fit into a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification— whether in a Little Rock garden, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within The Natural State.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-04-9

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Birds of Central & Northern California

Birds of Central & Northern California is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife of California, north of the San Luis Obispo/ Monterey, Kern/ Kings & Tulare, and San Bernardino/ Inyo County lines.

Stunning digital photographs depict 130 species of common and notable birds enabling users to identify nearly every commonly-occurring and regional bird specialty they encounter—day or night—in an area spanning from the Big Sur coastline north along the Pacific Coast (including Monterey Bay, the San Francisco Bay region and offshore Farallon Islands) to Oregon, then east to the Nevada State line, including the Coast, Sierra Nevada (including Yosemite National Park) and Cascade ranges, the Sacramento and Owen’s valleys, Klamath Basin, Mono Lake, Lake Tahoe, and all points between.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket or glove compartment, facilitating easy field identification—whether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or a serious birding trip visiting the best birding hot spots in the Golden State.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-20-6

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Birds of Northern Arizona including Flagstaff, Sedona, and Grand Canyon National Park

Birds of Northern Arizona is a quick and easy-to-use, lightweight, durable, all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife of the northern part of the Grand Canyon State.

Stunning digital photographs depict 127 species of common and notable birds, enabling users to identify nearly every commonly occurring bird and regional specialty they encounter—day or night—in an area spanning from the verdant Colorado River in the west, eastward across the lofty precipices of Grand Canyon National Park to the New Mexico State Line, and south to Flagstaff, Prescott, the vacation wonderland of Sedona, and all points in between.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate birders, the guide will easily fit into any daypack, pocket, or glove compartment, facilitating spontaneous and easy field identification—whether in a backyard, on a family vacation, or on a serious birding trip to the best birding hot spots of northern Arizona.

ISBN: 978-1-936913-28-2

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